Network Engineer resources and rants
NetPi Plus Build Guide Introduction to NetPi Video: Raspberry Pi 3 B+ Network Analyzer Are you new here? Here’s what NetPi Plus is all about… NetPi Plus is a Raspberry Pi 3 B+ project building on an earlier release attempting to build a network analyzer Continue reading →
Hello fellow engineers! Having the right tools for the job is critical, and this holds true for network troubleshooting. I’ve had the chance to test a few additional tools that have worked their way into daily troubleshooting of network issues at the physical layer. I’ve Continue reading →
Cisco Call Manager – Use hunt groups to handle unanswered calls. You know that feeling when you call someone and they don’t answer their phone? Let’s be real, it’s 2015… they most likely looked at their phone and placed it right back in their pocket. Now Continue reading →
Cisco Call Manager – Using CTI Route Points for redirection to external numbers. VOIP technologies will likely be the death of me, and has been the reason to drink on a few occasions. However, every now and then between learning about compression algorithms, MOS ratings, jitter, Continue reading →
Cisco Etherchannel Configuration Example Description: The following is a basic example of an etherchannel on a Cisco IOS device. Etherchannels (sometimes referred to as port channels, or channel groups) are a way to combine multiple ports on a switch to allow you to use the Continue reading →
Cisco Syslog Configuration Example Description: The following is a simple example of setting up syslog messages from your Cisco device to a remote server. Syslog messages are helpful in the troubleshooting process and storing them off of your device helps for a few reasons. First, Continue reading →
Cisco Interface Range Configuration Description: During configuration of a new user access switch or other device with a switchport module, it can be beneficial to range all of the ports with a default configuration to ensure uniformity and save time. The following example enters a Continue reading →
Cisco SNMP V3 Basic Configuration Description: Here’s a quick configuration for SNMP V3 to allow remote polling of your Cisco IOS devices. In this example, an access list 99 is created to restrict who can use SNMP. You’ll want to change that in Line 1 Continue reading →
Cisco 871W Configuration Example Description: Cisco 871W routers are old and considered end of life. However many are available for budget cost on Ebay and other various retailers and they still make for a good home wireless solution. With that said, configuration of wireless from Continue reading →
Cisco Virl Overview! Following Cisco Live 2015 in San Diego, I wanted to bring another video covering the capabilities of Cisco VIRL to aid in your certification study efforts, and as well as a way to implement a controlled lab environment for testing new capabilities Continue reading →
